The Latest Breaking News from Royal Preston Hospital

Woman almost cut in half on fairground ride was given 0% chance of survival

Chloe Austin was airlifted to the major trauma centre in Preston, Lancashire, after she was thrown from a fairground ride and caught underneath its mechanism in August 2021

Daily Mirror · Aug 3, 2022

Young dad threatened by loan shark and sent troubling messages before taking own life

Cain Dutton from Preston was rushed to the Royal Preston Hospital after he was found unconscious on March 15 where he was resuscitated, but he went into cardiac arrest the next day and was sadly pronounced dead

Daily Mirror · Jul 26, 2022

Medic urges Brits to take Covid seriously as cases soar towards 'peak pandemic' levels

Dr Mohammed Munnavar believes Covid-19 is the most terrifying illness he has ever seen, and urged people to keep taking it seriously after a soar in infections at Royal Preston Hospital

Daily Mirror · Jul 25, 2022

Man in critical condition after 'crossbow' incident

Officers were called to the scene on Sunday morning

Liverpool Echo · May 17, 2022

Much-loved mum, 31, 'with the biggest heart' died after fall from window

Carer Jay Loren Barrington, 31, was discovered motionless on the concrete floor outside her Lancashirehome on New Year's Eve 2020 and died two months later

Manchester Evening News · Apr 26, 2022

Pensioner with Covid had to wait for 40 minutes in 'freezing' rain outside A&E

Anne Dennis, 74, was handed blankets and cups of tea by kind-hearted NHS staff as she sat outside Royal Preston Hospital while waiting to move into an isolation room

Daily Mirror · Apr 23, 2022

Man falls from sky in horror paragliding accident as rescue mission launched

The victim plummeted 'approximately 40ft out of the air' after the wing of his paraglider collapsed in Lancashire on Easter Monday.

Daily Record · Apr 20, 2022

Family pay tribute to beloved mum who tragically passed away from brain tumour

Lorraine Woods, 51, sadly passed away in hospital on April 3 following a shock diagnosis of metastatic cancer two months ago.

Daily Record · Apr 18, 2022

A&E staff 'in tears' as they're forced to 'resuscitate patients in waiting room'

Clinical director Graham Ellis has added his signature to the letter about the devastating situation at Royal Preston Hospital in Lancashire which is leaving staff and patients "distraught"

Daily Mirror · Apr 5, 2022

Baby girl died in Leeds hospital after NHS 'failed to spot jaundice'

Misha Akanwo was just six months old when she died from liver failure after multiple healthcare workers had failed to spot she was severely jaundiced

Leeds Live · Mar 30, 2022